Dahiru Mangal
Dahiru Mangal | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dahiru Barau Mangal August 3, 1957 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 2008 to date |
| Known for | Max Air |
| Notable work | Airline, transportation and construction |
Dahiru Barau Mangal (born August 3, 1957) is a Nigerian businessman. He founded Max Air in 2008.
Early life
Dahiru Barau Mangal was born in Katsina State to the family of Alhaji Barau Mangal. He grew up with his siblings Alhaji Bashir Barau Mangal, Alhaji Hamza Barau Mangal, Hajiya Zulai Barau Mangal, Hajiya Yar Goje and his Mother Hajiya Murjanatu Barau Mangal in Katsina. He later started as a truck driver and eventually went on to buy his own car for hire.
Career
Mangal is the founder of Max Air, Nigeria's leading airline operating a domestic, regional and international flight network. His other investments includes transportation, oil and gas and construction. He was a Non — Executive Director of MRS Oil Nigeria Plc who resigned on November 17, 2017.[1]
He is a major shareholder in Oando Plc where he had a conflict with the firm's management that led to the suspension of Oando's trading on both the Lagos and Johannesburg stock exchanges. The conflict arose in 2017 when Mangal and a Gabriel Volpi controlled shell company wrote a petition to the Nigerian Securities Exchange Commission alleging financial mismanagement by Oando's management prompting an audit by the commission into the matter including possible insider trading.[2] The conflict was resolved by the intervention of Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi in January 2018.[3]
Philanthropy
Mangal is a renowned philanthropist offering help and support to students,[4] people with disabilities and internally displaced persons[5] affected by conflict in Nigeria. He also distributes food in the northern part of Nigeria including Katsina, Kano, Kaduna and villages on daily basis.
References
- ^ "MRS Plc Announces Resignation of Alh. Dahiru Barau Mangal and His Alternate Mr. Larval Dahiru Mangal". proshareng. 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ "UPDATE 2-Nigeria's Oando and key shareholder settle long-running..." Reuters. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ Olukoya, Samed (2018-01-23). "After Protracted Dispute, Oando Reaches Peace Accord With Mangal |". Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "Alhaji Dahiru Mangal: Halin Mutum Jarinsa — Leadership Hausa Newspapers". leadership.ng. 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ "Attajirin dan kasuwa, Alhaji Dahiru Mangal ya bada gagarumin tallafi ga yan gudun hijira ▷ Legit.ng". legit.ng. 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
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